Ricky Stuart
Year inducted: 2022
True Blue number: 826
Origin number: 102
Born: January 7, 1967, Queanbeyan, NSW
Club/s: Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Position: Halfback
Premiership career: (1988-2000) 243 games; Canberra Raiders (1988-98), 203 games, 39 tries, 7 goals, 25 field goals, 195 points; Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1999-00), 40 games; 2 tries, 2 field goals, 10 points
First Grade debut: Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos at Lang Park, Brisbane on May 22, 1988
Representative honours: Australia 9 Tests (1990-94); NSW 14 Origins
Other honours: Dally M Player of the Year 1993; NRL Hall of Fame 2018
Stuart was a mercurial halfback who helped turn the Canberra Raiders into a premiership force. After making the switch from rugby union, Stuart helped the Raiders to titles in 1989-90 and 1994 with his torpedo passes and pinpoint kicking game proving a nightmare for his opponents. He was also an influential player at representative level. He played 9 Tests for Australia (1990-94), including a memorable moment in the second Test in 1990 where he threw the match-winning pass for Mal Meninga. He also played 14 games for NSW and was part of the first NSW Blues team which won three consecutive series from 1992-94.
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